I am glad someone else saw this too cause I was s creaming to my husband to come look and I thought it was a plane at first so relieved no one was injured
Location
Address
San Jose, CA
Latitude
37° 14' 12.52'' N (37.236812°)
Longitude
121° 48' 59.3'' W (-121.816471°)
Elevation
-
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time
2012-10-17 19:45 PDT
UT Date & Time
2012-10-18 02:45 UT
Duration
≈1.5s
Direction
Moving direction
From down right to up left
Descent Angle
305°
Moving
Facing azimuth
103.8167°
First azimuth
296.25915°
First elevation
45°
Last azimuth
25.01644°
Last elevation
90°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude
1
Color
fire orange and white
Concurrent Sound
Observation
Yes
Remarks
-
Delayed Sound
Observation
No
Remarks
It was what got my attention first like a plane or some type of boom terbulance
Persistent train
Observation
Yes
Duration
2s
Length
12.5°
Remarks
The trail was like a fire ball at first then it changed to yellow and white and smokey
